The Dow Jones Industrial Average has had a relatively good year. The 30-stock, blue chip index is on track to end the year down 8.6% as of Friday's close. That means it has performed the best of the three indexes, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slated to lose 19.3% and 32.9%, respectively. It peaked early this year, reaching an intraday high of 36,952.65 on Jan. 5. That's 11.3% higher than where it closed Friday. The index posted a low of 28,660.94 on Oct.
The stock gained steam in late fall following a third-quarter earnings beat and an upbeat outlook that was driven by strong performance from some of its drugs. Some 65% of analysts covering the stock rate it overweight or buy. But, the group sees little upside from here, with a projected gain of just 1.8%. Rounding out the top five is Caterpillar , which has gained 16% so far this year.